The Better Business Bureau has released fraud prevention tips for 2026 after tracking the year’s riskiest scams that cost consumers time, money, and energy.

In a market accelerating toward instant payments and open banking, a siloed approach to fraud detection is no longer viable.

What’s driving the rise in digital fraud? The global payments landscape appears more dynamic and complex than ever before. As e-commerce spending accelerates toward an estimated $8.1 trillion by 2028, ...

Stephen Swanson is a web producer at CBS News Minnesota. Stephen was a floor director for a decade before moving to the WCCO-TV newsroom in 2011, where he focuses on general assignment reporting.